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Nauru
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Nauru is a small Polynesian island, east of New Guinea, whose economy is based largely upon phosphate. Visited first in 1798, it became a German colony and was occupied by the Australians in 1914. After the First World War, it was administered as a mandate by Britain, Australia, and NewZealand and occupied during the Second World War by the Japanese. It became an independent republic in 1968 and is an associate member of the Commonwealth.
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Nauru learning to live without wealth.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 8/18/2004; 700+ words
; ...fertiliser. But after a century of mining, Nauru's phosphate-rich cover is all but gone...have been different. Thirty years ago Nauru, the world's smallest republic, had...Capital. Receivers have taken control of Nauru's assets in Australia and up to 3000...
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Nauru close to being removed from the FATF black-list.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 8/4/2005; 686 words
; 04 August 2005 YAREN (Pacnews) - Nauru says it's close to being removed from...Territories (NCCTs). The chairman of Nauru's National Coordinating Committee on...made steady and positive progress towards Nauru's removal from the FATF black-list...
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Nauru bows to US and shuts down its banks Pacific tax haven acts after claims that terrorists have used its services.
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 4/20/2003; ; 700+ words
; The Pacific offshore haven of Nauru says it has closed down its notorious banking...claimed that both banks and passports from Nauru - the world's smallest independent republic...Americans clearly remain suspicious that Nauru will renege on its promises. As a "big...
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Nauru: Digicel Launches in the Republic of Nauru.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 9/1/2009; 671 words
; ...Pacific, today announced its launch in the Republic of Nauru. The President of Nauru, Hon. Marcus Stephen, M.P., made the first...President said, "We are thrilled to welcome Digicel to Nauru, offering Nauruans access to GSM mobile telecommunications...
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Pac: Nauru fights to save Nauru House from fire sale
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 7/7/2004; 585 words
; ...AAP General News (Australia) 07-07-2004 Pac: Nauru fights to save Nauru House from fire sale By Jamie Duncan MELBOURNE, July...potential financial saviour for the tiny Pacific nation. Nauru is in financial crisis as receivers, chartered accountants...
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Pac: Nauru cautiously welcomes Australian work offer
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 8/10/2004; 550 words
; ...News (Australia) 08-10-2004 Pac: Nauru cautiously welcomes Australian work offer...MELBOURNE, Aug 10 AAP - Cash-strapped Nauru would back a radical Australian government...tiny island nation's sovereignty, a Nauru government spokeswoman said today. Spokeswoman...
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Vic: Nauru seeks help after only passenger aircraft repossessed
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 12/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...News (Australia) 12-19-2005 Vic: Nauru seeks help after only passenger aircraft...Shelley Markham MELBOURNE, Dec 19 AAP - Air Nauru is frantically trying to secure another...repossessed by creditors yesterday. Air Nauru chief executive officer Geoff Bowman said...
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Vic: Nauru judge reserves verdict in Australian detainees case
Newspaper article from: AAP General News (Australia); 5/3/2004; 555 words
; ...News (Australia) 05-03-2004 Vic: Nauru judge reserves verdict in Australian detainees case MELBOURNE, May 3 AAP - A Nauru judge has reserved his decision in a hearing...visas which required asylum seekers sent to Nauru under Australia's so-called Pacific...
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Roundup: Nauru on verge of bankruptcy
News Wire article from: Xinhua News Agency; 4/19/2004; 630 words
; Roundup: Nauru on verge of bankruptcy CANBERRA, April...The tiny South Pacific island state of Nauru struck a deal with Australia Monday in...Australia will provide financial advice to help Nauru. Nauru, the world's richest country...
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ADB Predictions on Nauru Phosphate Mining Discouraging: Forum Secretariat.
News Wire article from: PAC - Pacific Islands Broadcasting Association; 1/6/2006; 700+ words
; ...that possible phosphate re-mining in Nauru offers no prospects for medium-term economic growth. on Nauru's. Reacting to a PACNEWS report, Forum...the only realistic economic savior for Nauru in the medium-term. "These sorts of...
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Nauru
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History
Nauru A tiny island country just south of the Equator...xB0; and 167° E. Physical Nauru is a coral island, with a band of fertile...coast rising to a central plateau. Economy Nauru's wealth lies in phosphate deposits derived...
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Nauru and Ocean Islands
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to World War II
Nauru and Ocean Islands, situated about halfway...Solomons groups of Pacific islands. In 1939 Nauru was a British mandate administered by Australia...x2009;km. (150 mi.) east of Nauru, was a British possession administratively...
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NAURU
Book article from: Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
NAURU. A country of Oceania, an island of 21 square miles, and member of the...Languages: Nauruan (official), English. A German colony since the late 19c, Nauru became a League of Nations mandate in 1920 and later a UN trust territory...
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Pacific Islanders, Micronesians, Melanesians
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Public Health
...Islands (68,126), the Republic of Palau (18,766), and Nauru (11,845). Melanesia has somewhat larger nations, including...4.5 6.6 40.9 6.4 Micronesia 2.7 3.8 33.5 5.9 Nauru 2.8 3.7 10.9 2.4 CNMI 2.9 1.7 5.8 2.0 Palau...
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Tuvalu
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...are flights to the Marshall Islands, Kiribati, Fiji, and Nauru, but no internal air service is available. There are only...Unemployment is expected to rise as the phosphate mining on Nauru declines and Tuvaluans employed there return home. New Zealand...
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